Townsend Gets 4-Month Ban In Betting Case

[Folami David]

Tottenham winger Andros Townsend has been banned from football for four months for violating betting rules.
.
The Football Association announced the sanction Tuesday, saying three months of the ban have been suspended until July 2016.
.
The sanction was backdated to May 23 when Townsend withdrew from the England under-21 squad.
.
The FA says the player was also fined £18,000.
.
Townsend was charged with breaches "in relation to a number of betting offenses." There was no suggestion the charge related to match-fixing.
.
Players are prohibited from betting on matches in competitions they are involved in or have any influence over.
.
Townsend spent the second half of last season on loan at Queens Park Rangers, which was relegated to the second tier.